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May 17, 2022 | Letter

No Mining with DPA

Groups urge no mining subsidies under the Defense Production Act.

May 13, 2022 | Article

Tribes Halt Major Copper Mine on Ancestral Lands in Arizona

A company tried to bend the rules to dig a mile-wide pit in sacred lands, until the Tribes blocked the plan in court.

May 12, 2022 | Press Release: Victory

9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Landmark Ruling Blocking Arizona Copper Mine

In victory for the Tohono O’odham Nation, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, and the Hopi Tribe, ruling stops mine that would have destroyed ancestral lands

May 12, 2022 | Legal Document

Rosemont Copper Mine - 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion

9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Landmark Ruling Blocking Arizona Copper Mine

May 11, 2022 | Article

It’s Time to Update our Mining Laws for a Clean Energy Future

Demand for critical minerals is rising. We must ensure we can meet it in a secure and sustainable way.

May 10, 2022 | Press Release

Earthjustice Urges Mining Reform on 150th Anniversary of 1872 Mining Law

The 150-year-old law has remained virtually unchanged since its passage and still governs mining operations on public lands to this day.

April 26, 2022 | Press Release

Coalition Sends Letter to Members of Congress Urging Swift Passage of the Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act to Update Mining Laws to 21st Century

The bill was introduced by House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

April 26, 2022 | Letter

2022 Mining Reform Coalition Letter April 26

Groups urge swift passage of mining reform bill

April 20, 2022 | Press Release

Tribes Request Temporary Restraining Order to Prevent Rosemont Copper from Destroying West Side of Santa Rita Mountains

Rosemont commenced bulldozing the site without notifying Tribes, causing irreversible harm to cultural resources

April 20, 2022 | Legal Document

Rosemont Mine - Tribes' Memorandum In Support Of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order

Tribes' Memorandum In Support Of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order to prevent the Rosemont Copper Company from grading the west side of the Santa Rita Mountains and discharging fill material into jurisdictional waters of the United States.

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